Gimp (Gnu Image Manipulation Program) is a open source photo editing and creating software. It is generally safe to install. Like any software it can cause some problems in certain configurations, but this is relatively rare.

Basically it is safe to download, but as always before installing new software its a good idea to make a restore point and back up any important data.

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Instead of trying to explain a 1000 things about gimp I thought I would try to shorten the process for youThe first link shows the different versions of Gimp for different Mac OS's

http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/Download.html

The second is for 64 bit versions

www.freesmug.org/newsitems/news1008

The 3rd is a decent forum for Mac users of Gimp

forums.macrumors.com > ... > Design and Graphics -

Lastly is a video tutorial for using Gimp on snow leaopard

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCHuoym-tdo -

I use Linux myself but if you've never used Gimp it's a great program. Considering what you pay for Photoshop it's nothing short of a miracle.Hope it helps.If this helps you resolve your problem, please consider giving me a good rating .It will help me as well. Thank you.

Hi lil_cutey200,Check out GIMP.it is a freeware software and has full functionality and quality in editing photo's.the website for gimp is http://www.gimp.org/
To download directly, download from http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
The current version is GIMP 2.6.11This is for windows XP Sp2 or later. There are older versions for older Windows OS or version for Linux (non windows machines)
It's useful and well worth your time, may not be exactly like photoshop but definatly will be able to perform (edit photo's) for home use.
Good Luck...

if you want a really serious free photo editor then GIMP is the best one out there (it just keeps getting better) .. it does everything a pro might need but its a bit daunting for a beginner .. if you want a much simpler but still good editor then "paint.net" works nicely ... there are many others so here is a site that lists some http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pixelbasedwin/tp/freephotoedw.htm
if you are willing to pay then photoshop elements is a good starting point .. photoshop CS4 has some really nice features but is expensive .. a business that needs high productivity would benefit from CS4..

Hi. This is a common occurrence unfortunately. First, do you have the latest version of GIMP (2.6.6.)? I would uninstall GIMP, reboot and then download the latest verson ONLY from gimp.org - nowhere else. Let me know if this helps.

Hi. What version of GIMP did you download? Hopefully it is 2.6.6...the latest version. Please try uninstalling gimp, reboot and then download the gimp only from www.gimp.com. And PLEASE don't give up. GIMP is amazing and fun and addictive!